Bracelet hook



June 1 1926.

E. H. SPETTIGUE BRACELET HOOK Filed Dec. 9, 1924 INVEN-TOR. 15' z/u ara 11 fps iii 19am mm A TTORIYEYS.

Pat nted June 1, 1926.

llbli'l tiit EDWARD H. SPETTIG'UE, OEATTLEBQRO, MASSACHUSETTS, AS-SIGNOR TO 5. M. FISHER COMPANY, OF ATTLEBOEO, MASSAGEU$ETTS, A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

BRACELET HOOK.

Application filed December 9; 1924. Serial No: "(54,700.

This i mention relates to an improved construction of bracele hook, more particularly adapted for attaching the ends of a bracelet to a 71lSi; watch or the like; and the object of this invention is to provide simple and practical cons ruction of hook comprising a body member bent at one end to form a hook and a separate hoolcclosing member having one end rigidly supported on the body member of the hook in spaced relation appended claims. i.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 1s a view of the back of a watch or other wrist ornament, showing my 1mproved form of hook as connected to the bail on one side thereof.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the hook member with the tongue member removed therefrom.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the tongue member partly broken away to illustrate the goose neck or substantially U- shaped neck portion which connects the tongue to the body of this hook-closing member.

Figure 4 is a central sectional view through my improved hook and showing a bracelet hook hinged thereto.

Figure 5 is a sectional end view on line 5 5 of Figure 4- looking in the direction of the arrow. 7

It is found in the practical construction and operation of hook members of this char actor, of advantage to provide a body mem ber of sheet stock having one end bent to form a hook and its opposite end having side walls, and to provide a hook closing member which is rigidly supported at one end between these side walls of the hook member, the opposite end of this closure member forming a tongue which is arranged to engage the under side of the hook end, and to connect this tongue to the fixed portion of the closure member by a resilient neck portion which is preferably bent into substantially a U-shape to increase its resiliency and flexibility in its opening and closing actions; and the following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of my ition showingone means by which these ntageous results maybe accomplished. .h reference to the drawings, 10 designates the be iy portion of the hook member which is n'c'i'erably provided with rearwardly-turned side *alls i1 and neck portion 12 which flares outwardly as at 13 towards the opposite or hook end 14 of this member; which hook is adapted to engage the bail 15 of a watch or other wrist ornament. This hook l y n'iember is also provided at its rear end with a finger 15 adapted to be folded or rolled through an opening 16 in an adjacent bracelet link member 17, as shown in Figures 1 and 4-, to hingedly connect the link with this member.

In order to yieldingly close the mouth of the hook, I have provided a hook-closing member which comprises a body portion 18 having a back wall 19 with side walls 20. The side walls of this member are adapted to fit between side walls 11 of the hook member and space the back plate 19 thereof from that of the hook member and the edges 21 of the side walls of the hook member are turned over the edges of the back closure plate to rigidly secure the two together.

On the forward end of the back plate 19,

I have forn'ied a resilient neck portion 22,

which is bent sharply inwardly towards the ack plate 23 of the hook member and then upwardly and outwardly to yieldably connect the tongue member 24 with this back plate 19 thereby providing a resilient neck men'lher which permits the required flexibility to the opening and closing actions of the tongue 24.

My improved construction of closure member for the bracelet hook renders the hook very effective in its action and by its construction it is caused to closely corre spend with the design of the other members of the bracelet.

The foregoing description is directed. solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

' portion connected to the body by a resilient neck portion extending sharply inwardly toward the back of the hook member to yieldingly press its free end against that of the hook.

2. A bracelet hook formed of sheet stock having a body member bent at its outer end to form a hook and having side walls adjacent its opposite end, a separate hook closing member having side walls fitting within the side walls of said body to rigidly connect the same thereto, and a hook-closing tongue portion connected to the hook-closing member by a resilient offset neck portion.

3. A bracelet hook formed of sheet stock supported on and comprising a body member hookshaped at one end and having a box-shaped body portion at its opposite end, a hook-closing tongue having a portion rigidly connected in said box portion and a portion for closing said hook connected thereto, and a resilient substantially U-shaped neck, said U-portion extending inwardly towards the back of the hook plate.

4. A bracelet hook formed of sheet stock comprising a body member having a back plate bent at one end to form a hook, a hook closing member having a back plate rigidly spaced from the back plate of the hook body, a hook-closing tongue portion connected to the forward edge of said liooloclosing back plate by a resilient neck port-ion offset sharply inwardly from the plane of the plate towards the back plate of said hook member.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my Signature.

EDlVARD H. SPETTIGUE. 

